Eastern Europe

Reuters: Russia warns of risk of ‘point of no return’ on North Korea, urges restraint

MOSCOW – Russia on August 17 called on the world to show restraint when it came to North Korea, saying it was vital to avoid doing anything that would …
Reuters

Washington Examiner: Russia officially outlaws Jehovah’s Witnesses

Russia moved on August 17 to outlaw Jehovah’s Witnesses from all activities in the country, just days after the U.S. released a report criticizing the …
Washington Examiner

Irish Times: FBI has its first ‘living witness’ in Russian hacking investigation

The hacker, known only by his online alias “Profexer”, kept a low profile. He wrote computer code alone in an apartment and quietly sold his handiwork …
Irish Times

EC starts to review anti-dumping measures against Russian ammonium nitrate

The European Commission has begun an interim review of anti-dumping duties imposed against Russian ammonium nitrate. The review was initiated by eight …
Interfax-Ukraine

The Moscow Times: How Russian media skewed a Pew Center poll on Putin

Russian media has found a way to give a positive twist to a new survey produced by the Pew Research Center reporting low trust in Russian President …
The Moscow Times

Business Insider: The white supremacist website kicked off of US servers briefly found a new home — in Russia

A white supremacist website that was banned by both of its US-based web hosts earlier this week briefly found a new home for its server on August 16 …
Business Insider

Business Insider: Russia’s new Su-57 ‘stealth’ fighter already looks like a disappointment

On August 11, Russia named its new stealth fighter the Su-57, but despite having a name, a finalized design, and a tentative date for its delivery, it …
Business Insider

BBC: Wall of Grief – Russia remembers victims of Soviet repression

Vera Golubeva spent six years in a Stalinist labour camp for telling a joke. In 1951 she was labelled an enemy of the people and sent to Siberia. “It …
BBC

Pew survey: Russia disliked around world; most in Poland, Turkey see Kremlin as major threat

Few people around the world trust Russian President Vladimir Putin to do the right thing when it comes to international affairs, according to a new …
Kyiv Post

112. ua: Russian citizen working for DNR militants sentenced for 8 years in prison

Novomoskovsky court in Dnipro Oblast sentenced detained Russian citizen Vasiliy Kusakin, who thought with the militants in DNR for eight years, as the …
112.ua

Reuters: Russian-Germans in focus amid fears of Moscow propaganda

PFORZHEIM, Germany – German political parties campaigning for elections next month are competing to attract 2 million voters with roots in the former …
Reuters

Associated Press: Russian ex-minister on trial for bribery blames Putin ally

Breaking months of silence, the former Russian economic development minister on trial for allegedly accepting a $2 million bribe publicly accused the …
Associated Press

112.ua: German MFA stands against intimidation approach towards Russia

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany Sigmar Gabriel thinks that it is impossible to follow only the approach of the intimidation towards Russia …
112.ua

Associated Press: Russia warns against tightening Korea sanctions

The Latest on the North Korea crisis (all times local): 8:10 p.m. Russia says it’s against further tightening sanctions on North Korea, warning that …
Associated Press

Reuters: Moscow says does not support calls to stifle North Korean economy

Moscow does not support calls for stifling the economy of North Korea, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on August 16, adding that …
Reuters

Reuters: Russian ex-minister accuses Putin lieutenant of framing him

Former Russian Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev told his bribery trial on August 16 that he had been framed by a close lieutenant of President …
Reuters

Reuters: Russia says Venezuela crisis must be resolved peacefully

 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on August 16 stressed the need to resolve the crisis in Venezuela peacefully and without external …
Reuters

Reuters: Moscow hopes Iran won’t quit nuclear deal

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on August 16 he hoped that Iran would not quit the agreement Iran reached in 2015 with world powers to …
Reuters
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